I am the worst mother in the world ...

It snowed again last night.

I thought I was doing quite well ... I made the rugrats hot soup to take to school in flasks, ensured they were well equipped with beanies and scarves and warm jackets ... and dropped them off at school at 8.30 as per usual ...

K (looking at the deserted playground) : "Has the bell gone already ?"
Me : "Don't be so silly, it's only 8.30 !! It's just everyone being very sensible and staying inside cos it's so cold"
K : "Oh, OK"

I stopped at Starbucks on the way into work to jump start my day with a grande trim chai latte (because some days plain coffee just won't do !!) ... it was closed because none of the staff had arrived yet :(

I walked in the door at work ...

S : "What are you doing here ?"
Me : "Ummm (is this a trick question ... did I get fired yesterday and miss it ?) ... I work here ?"
S : "All the schools are closed until 10.00 ... didn't you know ?"
Me : "Oh, so that would be why there was no-one in the playground then ?"

I just rang the school ... apparently I am not the only parent who didn't realise that the rugrats shouldn't be there, so they have herded them all into the library to let them watch videos until the teachers and the rest of their classmates (those with good parents who know about things like snow days !!) arrive. I am, however, the only parent who has a legitimate excuse ... we don't have a lot of snow days in Whangarei ...